Data as of .
QYLD vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLD paid 12.5% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QYLD scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QYLD and RDVI hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLD | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.05% | 2.18% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.54% | 2.16% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.84% | 2.05% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.15% | 2.04% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.27% | 1.97% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.75% | 1.78% |
| APPLE INC | 7.82% | 1.66% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 1.58% | 2.31% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.55% | 2.30% |
| KLA CORP | 1.02% | 2.16% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC | 0.55% | 1.26% |
| Only in QYLD | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.36% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| TESLA INC 3.05% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.02% | The Allstate Corporation 2.14% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% | Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.71% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.10% |
| INTEL CORP 2.51% | U.S. Bancorp 2.08% |
| WALMART INC 2.28% | Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.06% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD | RDVI | QYLD | RDVI | QYLD | RDVI | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +0.3% | 3.0% | 2.1% | +5.7 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.5% | +15.1% | 6.3% | 4.6% | −9.7 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +23.0% | +19.2% | 12.5% | 8.8% | +1.2 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | +55.3% | +69.2% | 36.6% | 29.6% | −42.9 pts | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +198.3% | +101.2% | 116.0% | 41.0% | −644.6 pts | +32.0 pts |
| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.1% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.2 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 4663 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $8.5bn | $3.7bn |
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QYLD or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, so QYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QYLD or RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLD returned +23.0% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLD or RDVI?
- QYLD charges 0.60% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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